Chapter 2177: You're called Xu Jie?

Now inside the sect, he Xu Jie is already an enemy to the whole sect; seeking anyone is just walking into a trap.

As for Senior Brother Zhao Zhengping, heh, that dog thing has surely already sold himself out.

It's the type that sells even his underwear, leaving nothing; for this guy, Xu Jie understands him better than anyone, with not a shred of loyalty.

So after thinking it over, it seems he can only seek help from Ye Zhangqing.

The key is, Ye Zhangqing's strength is there; protecting their two activities on the mountain range's outskirts poses no problem at all.

Therefore, no matter from which angle you look, Ye Zhangqing is the most suitable choice.

This is what a true brother is like—seeing true feelings in times of danger.

Just as Xu Jie was secretly sighing, before he could even contact Ye Zhangqing, suddenly, several sneaky black-clad figures burst out from the thicket ahead.

The sudden appearance of these people startled Xu Jie, and he immediately went on guard, looking at them.

They are not sect members, but judging by appearance alone, one cannot guess their identities.

Whether they are Human Race cultivators entering the mountains to hunt treasure, or other people with ulterior motives, Xu Jie couldn't tell for a moment.

As the two sides stared at each other, the leader first sized Xu Jie up from head to toe, then asked in a low voice.

"Young friend, don't misunderstand; we are all people entering the mountains to hunt treasure, harboring no ill intent."

"Oh, I'm just passing through."

Saying that, Xu Jie did not relax his vigilance, but instead directly intended to turn and leave.

Regardless of whether these people are truly treasure hunters in the mountains, it's best to be cautious; being careful is never wrong.

However, just as Xu Jie was about to turn around, the person who had spoken earlier suddenly opened his mouth again.

"Old man Li Si, may I ask how you should be addressed, young friend?"

"Wang Huan."

Wang Huan???

Hearing that, the leader's brows furrowed slightly—could it not be Xu Jie?

These people are no others; they are precisely the persons from the Li family of Wuji Xiancheng who have hurriedly come.

They came here naturally for Xu Jie, to see if they could really strike lucky like a blind cat finding a dead mouse.

Hearing Xu Jie call himself Wang Huan, the leader was also uncertain, so he did not act rashly.

Most importantly, this family only gave a name, then life or death aside, there's no portrait or anything, which greatly raises the difficulty for them to act.

Just like now, they fundamentally cannot determine who this kid before them really is.

He says his name is Wang Huan—who knows?

Nowadays, in this world, who among those who come out to cultivate immortality doesn't have some alias? So it's not very useful as reference.

Just as this person watched Xu Jie leave without acting rashly, suddenly, an angry shout came from the sky above.

"Xu Jie, you rebellious disciple, you still run."

Huh???

Upon hearing those words, this person instantly stared fiercely at Xu Jie, almost blurting out.

"Are you Xu Jie?"

"Master has mistaken me."

Upon this, Xu Jie felt a sense of dread, and the next second, without hesitation, he sprang to his feet and ran.

For the time being, he had no leisure to ponder their intentions; anyway, it was certainly not simple.

And for complicated matters, Xu Jie has always had one idea since childhood: run first, talk later— a gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall.

Seeing Xu Jie sprint away, the Li family leader confirmed that this boy was indeed the Xu Jie they were seeking.

Just now they had almost been bluffed past by him; combined with Hongyun's evaluation of Xu Jie.

His strength is superb, he is cautious in his dealings, his mind is meticulous, his methods are many; the Li family leader became all the more certain that this boy was the Xu Jie they sought.

He quickly used his divine sense to scan the surroundings, discovering that aside from Hong Zun rushing over from the horizon at great speed, there was no one else present.

Having confirmed this, the Li family leader wasted no words and immediately gave the order.

"You two, stop that old man; the rest of you follow me to capture this child."

"Yes."

Who would have thought the luck would be this good—having just entered the mountains, they encountered Xu Jie, and naturally they had no intention of letting him go.

A tremendous merit lay right before their eyes; today they would surely capture this child.

As for that old fool Hong Zun, his mere Ancestor Realm cultivation is nothing to fear; they could simply stop him.

Immediately, several Li family members split up; two rushed toward Hong Zun, while the rest swiftly caught up to Xu Jie.

And Hong Zun, who had been chasing madly all the way, naturally also saw this scene.

Seeing the Li family members quickly catch up to Xu Jie, with the two sides already engaged in combat, Hong Zun hesitated not at all, directly unleashing his secret technique and rushing swiftly toward Xu Jie.

He also shouted angrily.

"Where did you rats come from? Stop!"

At this very moment, Hong Zun's eyes were filled only with worry, but before he could get close, two figures blocked his path.

Regarding this, Hong Zun hesitated not at all and directly chose to strike out.

"Get lost!"

Now Xu Jie is in peril; how could he possibly calm down?

However, the strength and cultivation of those two Li family members are above Hong Zun's; even after employing his secret technique, before these two he still gained no advantage.

After just a single exchange, Hong Zun fell into a disadvantaged position; several times he tried to break through their blockade to aid Xu Jie, but each was easily thwarted by them.

Seeing that Xu Jie could barely hold on, Hong Zun was anxious beyond measure, yet had no recourse.

He could only watch helplessly as Xu Jie was severely wounded by a palm strike from the Li family leader, then bound with an immortal-binding rope, left powerless to resist.

Afterwards, several people stepped forward, hoisted Xu Jie and ran.

Xu Jie, straining with all his might, shouted at Hong Zun, who was engaged in a Xuè zhàn in the sky above.

「Shīzūn.................... 」

Seeing this, Hong Zun's eyes nearly burst with rage; he immediately stopped caring about anything else, unleashing all the Mìfǎ he knew at once, and using whatever treasures he had.

He shouted angrily, his veins bulging, like a beast gone mad.

"Stand down and release my disciple!"

Faced with the completely berserk Hong Zun, the two Li family members tasked with stopping him also felt their scalps go numb.

This old bastard has gone completely mad.

Hong Zun's cultivation was merely at the Ancestor Realm; frankly, he wasn't even in their sight.

But now, as this old coot unleashed Mìfǎ without regard for consequence, layer upon layer of Mìfǎ stacked up, plus an endless stream of various treasures.

Indeed, it made the two Li family members feel pressure.

Most importantly, Hong Zun was fighting recklessly, completely disregarding his own injuries; his aura made the two Li family members instinctively feel fear.

This old man has gone mad; looking at them, their mission is done, Xu Jie has already succeeded, so there's no need to risk their lives against this lunatic.

With differing opinions, once Xu Jie was completely taken away from the area, the two Li family members also had no desire to continue fighting.

This old man unleashed all those Mìfǎ at once; when the side effects erupt, he'll likely be dead or crippled—why bother arguing with a corpse?

Together they drove back Hong Zun, and the two Li family members turned and left without hesitation.